Monthly Archives: August, 2024

Awards shortlist success in the British Construction Industry Awards

Avove has been shortlisted, alongside their partner Ecofill, in the prestigious British Construction Industry 2024 Awards for an innovative approach to soil management, which...

What do we need for better biodiversity monitoring in Europe?

A new publication authored by scientists from the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) and IIASA with a large European consortium provides vital...

Three new wetlands created in Evenlode Valley

The Environment Agency has part funded the creation of three new wetlands in the Evenlode Valley, near Chipping Norton. The project, which was devised...

Phase two of Paddock Wood’s water supply upgrade to get underway

The second phase of a £900,000 project to upgrade Paddock Wood’s water supply will soon get underway. Drinking water supplier South East Water is returning...

South West Water invites customers to discuss plans for desalination in Cornwall

South West Water is hosting five public information events to discuss its proposals for a desalination plant in Cornwall with local residents as part...

Welsh Water starts £750m tender process

Welsh Water has issued a contract notice to the market for the procurement of works and services worth £750m for the next iteration of...

Professor Jan Hofman awarded Fellowship of the International Water Association

Professor Jan Hofman, Director of the University of Bath’s Water Innovation and Research Centre (WIRC), has been awarded the Fellowship of the International Water...

Severn Trent launches global competition to find the best innovation to help reduce storm overflow spills

Midlands water company Severn Trent is going international, as it’s launched a competition to seek innovation from across the globe to help reduce storm...

LDC invests £12m in Waterscan to support organic growth

LDC, the private equity investor which is part of Lloyds Banking Group, has invested £12m in Waterscan, a tech-enabled and ESG-focused water management consultancy,...

New fish pass will improve migratory access on the Afon Clydach

A river restoration scheme with ambitions to open up spawning grounds for migratory fish has recently been completed on the Afon Clydach near Llangadog,...

New scheme to improve habitat quality in Norfolk chalk stream

The River Glaven is a chalk stream, that flows through North Norfolk into the North Sea, and its surrounding floodplain habitat. Chalk streams are...

Investment project to reduce storm overflow spills is the first of its kind in the UK

Northumbrian Water has started a ground-breaking £20m project which is set to significantly reduce spills from storm overflows across Tyneside. The project, which is set...

Majority of water companies face ‘challenging and unpredictable’ cost pressures ahead of AMP8

More than one third (34%) of leaders from water companies across England and Wales are facing ‘challenging’ cost pressures, while almost one fifth (18%)...

Goldman Sachs Alternatives completes acquisition of majority stake in Adler & Allan

Adler & Allan, a leading provider of environmental risk reduction and advisory services, has announced that the Private Equity business within Goldman Sachs Alternatives...

Turning utility services drivers into lifesavers: New initiative launches to cut road traffic collision deaths

Road safety training organisation Driver First Assist has launched Skills for Safer Journeys – a new online training course which could dramatically improve safety...

Severn Trent progressing with £450m spills programme

Severn Trent’s £450m programme to cut spills from storm overflows is progressing at pace right across the Midlands. The company announced the plan in May...

Morrison Water Services secures Strategic Delivery Partner Framework with Southern Water for AMP8 infrastructure works

Morrison Water Services, part of M Group Services' Water Division, has announced the extension of its long-standing partnership with Southern Water through the award...

United Living awarded Southern Water AMP8 Capital Infrastructure Framework

United Living Group, the provider of infrastructure, affordable housing, property services, and telecoms, has announced that its subsidiary, United Living Infrastructure Services (ULIS), has...

Clancy secures appointment to help deliver Southern Water’s AMP8 investment

Clancy has been appointed to Lot 1 & Lot 2 of Southern Water’s Low Complexity Delivery Route (LCDR) Capital Infrastructure Framework to support the...

Southern Water awards new Capital Delivery Frameworks to eight companies, as work steps up ahead of 2025-30 spending period

In preparation for the upcoming 2025-30 industry spending period, Southern Water has awarded contracts to eight companies across two new Capital Delivery Frameworks. These partners...

Thames Water begins the search for earthworks specialists to support construction of the South East’s new reservoir

Companies interested in delivering the major earthworks programme for Thames Water’s proposed new reservoir in Oxfordshire are invited to take part in a supplier...

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